Section 8 adding printers in os/2, Tcp/ip printing, Installing the axis network print server – Philips AXIS 5900 User Manual

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Adding Printers in OS/2

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AXIS 5900 User’s Manual

Section 8

Adding Printers in OS/2

This section describes how to set up your print server for printing in the

OS/2 environment.

Continue with the instructions presented in the table below:

TCP/IP Printing

Having assigned an IP address to the print server, you are now ready to

install it for TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The print server

supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.

Installing the

Axis Network Print

Server

Follow the instructions below to install the print server using the lprportd

service method:

1. Open the

OS/2 System window, select TCP/IP and TCP/IP Configuration.

2. Select

Printing, type a number, e.g. 1, in the Maximum number of LPD ports

field. The Remote print server and Remote print server's printer fields should
remain empty.

3. Select

Autostart, select lprportd, click the Autostart check box and select

Detached.

4. Exit and Save.

5. Restart your OS/2 client.

Creating a

Print Queue

Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue:

1. Open the

Template group. Create an new printer from Templates by

dragging the

Printer icon to the desktop with the right mouse button.

2. Select a printer driver and double-click a free

Output port, for instance

\PIPE\LPD0.

3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the print server in the

LPD server

field.

4. Enter one of the print server’s logical printer names, for example pr1, in the

LPD printer field.

Protocol

See ...

TCP/IP

“TCP/IP Printing” on page 86

NetBIOS/NetBEUI

“NetBIOS/NetBEUI Printing in OS/2” on page 87

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